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NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

NHS England South East - Independent Review of Healthcare Services available to People with a Learning Disability and/or Autism in Prisons across the South East

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Value£98k
Awarded20 Dec 2022
Published15 Mar 2023
RegionSouth East
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£98ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£561k

This sits in the upper-middle of the Research & Development band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 20,405 valued Research & Development tenders in our corpus.

The brief

NHS England South East (NHSE SE) is seeking a Provider who has the capability and capacity to undertake an independent review of the current services and pathways within prisons, against the expectations set out within the national document "Meeting the healthcare needs of adults with a learning disability and autistic adults in prison".

NHSE SE wish to understand the indicative prevalence of prisoners aged 18 years and over, with a learning disability and / or autism, by establishment, using local Health Needs Assessment data or relevant national prevalence data.

Within this analysis specific consideration also needs to be given to protected characteristics implications and differences.

As part of the review, several questions are to be addressed relating to, screening of prisoners prior to arrival, full health assessments, expertise and competence of staff, accessibility to health care services including both physical and mental health provision and information sharing protocols.

Bidders are directed to the specification provided with this opportunity for full details of the programme's objectives and requirements.

The contract term will be for a duration of up to 6 months, (with a potential option to extend for up to a further 3 months by agreement with the Commissioner), with a total maximum contract value of £100,000.

The new contract is due to commence on 1st April 2023 and it is the expectation that the review should be complete within 6 months from contract commencement.

Please note that dates are subject to change.

This processed is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Within this analysis specific consideration also needs

Within this analysis specific consideration also needs to be given to protected characteristics implications and differences.

02

The new contract is due to commence

The new contract is due to commence on 1st April 2023 and it is the expectation that the review should be complete within 6 months from contract commencement.

03

This processed is being managed by NHS

This processed is being managed by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

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